Neil Young – Peaceful Valley Boulevard (Guitar)

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[Chords] F#dim7 004545 D#dim7 001212 [Intro] Em Em G Em G Em G Em G [Verse 1]
Em                            G        Em    G
One day shots rang across the peaceful valley

Em                        G         Em    G
God was crying tears that fell like rain

  D                           G      C    G
Before the railroad came from Kansas City

        Am                    G         C
And the bullets hit the bison from the train

Am                                   F#dim7
First shots rang across the peaceful valley

G                                        D#dim7
And the white man laid his foot upon the plain
[Interlude] Em Em Em Em G Em G [Verse 2]
    Em                             G     Em    G
The wagon train rolled through the dusty canyon

    Em                      G       Em   G
The settlers full of wonder as they crossed

  D                          G           C    G
A gentle creek where two old oaks were standing

  D                           G     C
Before the west was won there was a cost

Am                                F#dim7
A rain of fire came down upon the wagons

G                                    D#dim7
A mother screamed and every soul was lost
[Instrumental] Bb F Bb F C F G Bb F Em G Em G Em G Em G [Verse 3]
Em                     G      Em         G
Change hit the country like a thunderstorm

Em                   G        Em   G
Ancient rivers soon began to boil

D                            G  C     G
People rushed like water to California

D                                G       C
At first they came for gold and then for oil

Am                               F#dim7
Fortunes were made and lost in lifetimes

G                               D#dim7
Mother earth took poison in her soil
[Interlude] Em Em Em Em Em G Em G Em G [Verse 4]
   Em                      G           Em         G
An Electra Cruiser coasted towards the exit

    Em                        G   Em    G
And turned on Peaceful Valley Boulevard

 D                           G      C    G
"People make the difference" read a billboard

 D                   G      C
Above a long line of idling cars

Bb                              F#dim7
Who'll be the one to lead this world

                            D#dim7
Who'll be the beacon in the night
[Bridge]
Bb                              F
Who'll be the one to lead this world

Bb                          F
Who'll be the beacon in the night

C                             G
Who'll be the one to lead the nations

Bb                  F
And protect God's creations
[Interlude] Em G Em G Em G Em G Em G [Verse 5]
  Em                      G     Em        G
A polar bear was drifting on an ice floe

Em               G        Em  G
Sun beating down from the sky

D                    G       C   G
Politicians gathered for a summit

    D                      G    C
And came away with nothing to decide

Am                                       F#dim7
Storms thundered on, his tears of falling rain

G                             D#dim7
A child was born and wondered why
[Outro] Em Em Em Em Em G Em G Em G